For Larry Swetman, art has been a saving grace. Growing up in a broken family in East Point, Ga., Mr. Swetman found solace and encouragement in art classes. While he found art as a child, Mr. Swetman said he found God as a teenager. In 2008, he graduated from Covenant College with a degree in... Continue Reading

A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state. Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments... Continue Reading

Dec. 2-5, 2009 Get your holiday spirit kicked into gear by attending a musical dinner theater event, “Changed by a Baby,” that will open Wednesday, December 2, and run through Saturday, December 5, at Cincinnati Christian University (CCU). Produced by the Music & Worship Department and the CCU Theater Organization, the student musical theater production... Continue Reading

By Terry Wimberley I believe that George W. Bush’s religious experiences transformed him from a close-encounter with life-long alcoholism and put him on the road that eventually took him to the White House. Regardless of whether you care for Bush or his policies or not, his religious transformation is an interesting and indeed a compelling... Continue Reading

By Tonia Moxley School officials are helping the military even as they grapple with yet another gruesome link to Blacksburg. On Thursday, news broke that Nidal Malik Hasan, a 1995 Tech graduate formerly of Roanoke, allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers in a medical waiting room at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 and injuring about... Continue Reading

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat dismayed by the House vote over the weekend to prohibit taxpayer subsidies for insurance policies that cover abortion in the healthcare overhaul, is saying maybe the IRS should investigate the tax-exempt status of the Catholic Church following its lobbying effort for the restriction. “I expect political hardball on any... Continue Reading

On Thursday, November 19 at 8:00 p.m., Covenant College’s Department of Music presents the Covenant Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra in concert in the Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Yurii Henriques, will perform compositions from jazz genres such as blues, swing,... Continue Reading

By Cheryl Kuck Scott Lingle was recently ordained as a minister at Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Plant City, FL. The church is a part of the EPC denomination. Lingle had been the church’s director of youth and young adult ministries since June 2008 but he wasn’t ordained until after he spent a year in additional studies... Continue Reading

By Deborah Potter, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly LEIPZIG, Germany — St. Nikolai Evangelical Lutheran Church hasn’t changed much since the 16th century. Bach once played the organ here and the music remains alluring, but it is the church’s more recent history in the last days of the Cold War and its role in the fall... Continue Reading

Despite a Republican boycott in the Senate, cap and trade legislation has been voted out of committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to move cap and trade legislation out of committee by a margin of 11-to-1. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) was the only dissenting Democrat. Republicans were not present as they were... Continue Reading